Every effort is made to communicate with non-staff writers when an edit violates Ballotpedia’s policies. Such efforts include adding notes to a user’s talk page or e-mailing the user directly. Every now and then, however, warnings are issued to users. If those warnings are disregarded it may lead to a temporary ban. We follow a three-strikes rule. (read below)

Every effort is made to communicate with non-staff writers when an edit violates Ballotpedia’s policies. Such efforts include adding notes to a user’s talk page or e-mailing the user directly. Every now and then, however, warnings are issued to users. If those warnings are disregarded it may lead to a temporary ban. We follow a three-strikes rule. (read below)

::''If the questionable edit is fixed, then it may be re-added. (end of review)''

::''If the questionable edit is fixed, then it may be re-added. (end of review)''

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<big><u>'''Step 3:'''</u></big> If the warnings or notes are disregaded a second time and edits are re-added with continued disregard of Ballotpedia’s policies, the edit will be reverted and the user will be [[Ballotpedia:Blocking policy|temporarily banned]].

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<big><u>'''Step 3:'''</u></big> If the warnings or notes are disregarded a second time and edits are re-added with continued disregard of Ballotpedia’s policies, the edit will be reverted and the user will be [[Ballotpedia:Blocking policy|temporarily banned]].

==Disagree with something in particular?==

==Disagree with something in particular?==

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Sometimes you'll disagree about what should be included in an article. That's natural, so discussion about resolving disagreements should occur in the '"Discussion"' tab at the top of the page, rather than by taking turns deleting someone else's contributions or having them delete your own.

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Sometimes you'll disagree about what should be included in an article. That's natural, so discussion about resolving disagreements should occur in the '"Discussion"' tab at the top of the page, rather than by taking turns deleting someone else's contributions or having them delete your own.

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We also encourage you to reach out to the project point-of-contact which can be found on discussion page templates. Project director contact information can also be found [[Template:Ballotpedia|here]].

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Every edit (by staff and non-staff) on Ballotpedia is reviewed. Especially during the busy election seasons.

We do this in an effort to maintain a community of fairness and openness in politics, on both sides of the aisle. Ballotpedia isn't a part of any political party and we don't support candidates. Loaded terminology or sentence structure can very quickly transform an informative article to one filled with biased wording.

The review process checks for more than just bias. The process checks grammar, spelling errors, facts, references, and much more.

This process is in effect year-round. Particular attention is paid to election articles and articles about controversial issues.

Below you’ll find details about how the general process works and what you can do to help.

The review process

Every effort is made to communicate with non-staff writers when an edit violates Ballotpedia’s policies. Such efforts include adding notes to a user’s talk page or e-mailing the user directly. Every now and then, however, warnings are issued to users. If those warnings are disregarded it may lead to a temporary ban. We follow a three-strikes rule. (read below)

Step 1: Questionable edits removed, a note (or template) is left on the user’s talk page.

If the questionable edit is fixed, then it may be re-added. (end of review)

To respond to a message on your talk page

->Tips for replying and formatting a discussion on discussion pages (click here).

Step 2: If the note or warning is disregarded and edit is re-added with continued disregard of Ballotpedia policies the edit will be reverted by staff. A second note or “warning” will be posted on the user’s page. Additionally, the note will be emailed to the user using the "e-mail this user" wiki function (this feature only works if an e-mail is associated with the user account).

If the questionable edit is fixed, then it may be re-added. (end of review)

Step 3: If the warnings or notes are disregarded a second time and edits are re-added with continued disregard of Ballotpedia’s policies, the edit will be reverted and the user will be temporarily banned.

Disagree with something in particular?

Sometimes you'll disagree about what should be included in an article. That's natural, so discussion about resolving disagreements should occur in the '"Discussion"' tab at the top of the page, rather than by taking turns deleting someone else's contributions or having them delete your own.

We also encourage you to reach out to the project point-of-contact which can be found on discussion page templates. Project director contact information can also be found here.